componentwisescalaroperation
nounUK /kəmˈpəʊnəntwaɪz ˈskeɪlə ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
US /kəmˈpoʊnəntwaɪz ˈskeɪlər ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃən/
A math operation where you do the same simple step to each number in a list, one by one.
Adding 2 to every number in the list is a componentwise scalar operation.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In programming, applying a single number to every item of an array using a loop or built-in function.
The code used a componentwise scalar operation to multiply each score by ten.
3. In linear algebra, multiplying each entry of a vector or matrix by the same constant.
Scaling the vector by three is a componentwise scalar operation.
4. A data-processing step that changes every value in a dataset by the same fixed amount.
The cleanup applied a componentwise scalar operation to shift all temperatures by one degree.